Udaya TV
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| Country | India |
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| Broadcast area | India, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, United States |
| Headquarters | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Kannada |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sun Network |
| Sister channels | show
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| History | |
| Launched | 1 June 1994 |
| Links | |
| Website | Udaya TV Sunnetwork.in |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Asianet Digital TV (India) | Channel 250(SD) |
| Kerala Vision Digital TV (India) | Channel 542(SD) Channel 885 (HD) |
| DEN Networks | Channel 703(SD) |
| Satellite | |
| Dish TV & d2h | Channel 2607 (SD) Channel 2606 (HD) |
| Tata Sky | Channel 1604 (SD) Channel 1603 (HD) |
| Airtel Digital TV | Channel 953 (SD) Channel 954 (HD) |
| Sun Direct | Channel 250 (SD) Channel 860 (HD) |
Udaya TV is a regional Kannada language Indian cable television station. It is also the first Kannada general entertainment channel in India.[1] The channel is part of the Chennai-based Sun Network headquartered at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Udaya TV is telecast in several nations, including India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada and the United States. Udaya TV completed its 25th anniversary in the television industry on 1 June 2019.[citation needed]
History[]
Udaya TV was incorporated on 2 May 1994 as a private limited company engaged in television broadcasting with a registered office at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[2] It was launched by the chairman of Sun TV, Kalanidhi Maran, and it started broadcasting from 1 June 1994.[3] It was the first Kannada satellite channel to go on air.[3]
It grew rapidly and by May 2000, Udaya TV has captured 70% of ad spending on TV in the state of Karnataka.[4] In 2000 and 2001, it won the Indian Television Academy's award for the best Kannada TV channel for 2001[5] It forayed into FM radio broadcasting by launching Vishaka FM, an FM channel in Visakhapatnam.[2] It was a free-on-air channel until 1 August 2004, when it was made a pay channel with a subscription fee of Rs.18.[6]
In February 2006, the directors of Udaya TV were Kalanidhi Maran, S. Selvam and Kaveri Kalanidhi. S. Selvam was also the Director of the Bangalore Bureau of Udaya TV.[7] In November 2006, Udaya TV Ltd. was merged with Sun TV Ltd. along with Gemini TV Ltd.[8]
Programming[]
Channels[]
| Name | Launch Date | Category | SD/HD Availability | Notes |
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| Udaya TV | 1 June 1994 | GEC | SD and HD | The first GEC in Kannada |
| Udaya Movies | 25 May 2000 | GEC | SD only | • Formerly Ushe TV
• The first movies channel in Kannada |
| Udaya Comedy | 2009 | Comedy | SD only | The first comedy focused channel in Kannada |
| Udaya Music | 5 February 2006 | Music | SD only | • Formerly Udaya 2 (U2)
• The first music focused channel in Kannada |
| Chintu TV | April 2009 | Kids | SD only | The first kids focused channel in Kannada |
| Udaya News
(Now defunct) |
1998 | News | SD only | • Formerly Udaya Varthegalu • The first news channel in Kannada
• Shut down on 1 February 2019 |
Awards[]
- Indian Television Academy's award for the best Kannada TV channel for 2001[5]
- Indian Television Academy's award for the best Kannada TV channel for 2002[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Channel Information Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jump up to: a b Financial and other details related to Udaya TV are mentioned in "Sun TV Limited Prospectus" (PDF). Online Webpage of SEBI, Securities and Exchange Board of India. Sun TV Ltd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
- ^ Jump up to: a b History of Sun TV network and its channels is mentioned by "Sun TV". Online webpage of TelevisionPoint.com. © 2005-2007 Televisionpoint.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
- ^ A biography of Kalanidhi Maran is presented by M. Anand. "Businessworld, SUN TV: The heat is on". Businessworld, dated 2000-05-29. Businessworld. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Sun TV Channels get Best Channel Awards from Indian Television Academy - A picture report.
- ^ Udaya TV being made a pay channel is mentioned by G R N Somashekar. "Pay Channel". Online photo images of the Hindu, dated 2004-08-16. Chennai, India: 2004, The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
- ^ "Udaya TV employees' protest turns violent". Online Edition of the Deccan Herald, dated 2005-08-17. 2005, The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
- ^ Merger of Udaya TV with Sun TV is discussed by "Gemini, Udaya merger with Sun TV". Online edition of The Hindu Businessline, dated 2006-11-28. 2006, The Hindu. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
External links[]
- Kannada-language television channels
- Television channels and stations established in 1994
- Sun Group
- Television stations in Bangalore
- 1994 establishments in Karnataka